AFC West opponents square off when the Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) host the Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City is favored by 3.5 points. A 54.5-point over/under is set for the contest.
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Chiefs and Chargers: Betting Trends
- The Chiefs had eight wins in 17 games against the spread last season.
- The Chiefs went 5-8 as 3.5-point favorites or more last year.
- Out of 17 Chiefs games last year, 10 went over the total.
- The Chiefs were the moneyline favorite 17 total times last season. They went 12-5 in those games.
- In games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -188 or shorter, the Chiefs had a 9-3 record (winning 75% of their games).
- The Chiefs have a 65.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Against the spread, the Chargers were 8-9-0 last season.
- The Chargers went unbeaten ATS (1-0) as underdogs of 3.5 points or more last year.
- The Chargers had 10 of its 17 games hit the over last season.
- Last season, the Chargers won three out of the five games in which they were the underdog.
- The Chargers entered one game last season as the underdog by +158 or more and won each of those games.
Over/Under Trends
- Chiefs games had more than 54.5 points scored on eight occasions last season.
- There were seven Chargers games last year with more than 54.5 points scored.
- The Chiefs and Chargers combined to average 56.1 points per contest last season, which is 1.6 more than the total for this game.
- The over/under for this game is set at 54.5 points, 6.1 points higher than the two teams’ opponents scoring average from last season.
- Chiefs games last season posted an average total of 51.9, which is 2.6 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
- Games involving the Chargers last year averaged 49.4 points per game, a 5.1-point differential when compared to the over/under for this contest.
Chiefs Players to Watch
- Patrick Mahomes II was the No. 4 fantasy player overall and the No. 4 fantasy QB in 2021 with 363.7 points (averaging 21.4 per game).
- Travis Kelce put up 170.8 fantasy points a season ago (10.7 per game), enough to place him 52nd overall and second among TEs in league-wide fantasy standings.
- Last year, Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s 96.6 total fantasy points made him the No. 126 fantasy player and No. 36 RB. He averaged 9.7 fantasy points per game.
- Mecole Hardman was the 160th-ranked fantasy player — and the 53rd-ranked WR — in 2021 with 81.9 fantasy points. He averaged 4.8 fantasy points per game.
Chargers Players to Watch
- Justin Herbert’s impressive 2021 fantasy campaign saw him collect 378.8 fantasy points (22.3 per game) and finish second overall among all players and second among all QBs.
- Austin Ekeler placed second among RBs and 14th overall in league-wide fantasy standings last season after finishing with 273.8 fantasy points (17.1 per game).
- Last year, Mike Williams’ 168.6 total fantasy points made him the No. 55 fantasy player and No. 10 WR. He averaged 10.5 fantasy points per game.
- Keenan Allen finished 15th among WRs and 67th overall last season in fantasy rankings. He scored 151.8 fantasy points (9.5 per game).
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